Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-05-14

W OOnRTSS5, nave cdTnpSIlY retOm-
mended and urged legislation upon
this subject; the financial condition
of the Government and the people
imperatively requires it; and If it
is prevented or delayed until the
crisis comes, and our commercial and
industrial inte ests are prostrated, a
grave responsibility will rest upon
those who have allowed local or
partisan interests to stand in the
way Of the general welfare. The
Depocrats of Kentucky and their
Senators and Representatives in
Congress will have the satisfaction
of knowing, no matter what the
final result may be, that they have
performed-or at least honestly tried
to permorm-their whole duty on
this subject. We are ready, and
have always been ready, to redeem
our pledges, and all we ask of our
acknowledgements and fellow-citizens
elsewhere is that they may meet us
in that spirit of conciliation and COM
p.omise which is necessary in the
adjustment of all disputed questions
of this character. While we stand
immovably by a principle, we will
not quarrel about details, nor will
we reject the counsel or cooperation
of any real friend of revenue reform,
no matter where he comes from or to
what political party he may have
heretofore belonged. cloud ap-
plause.(
Gentlemen, have already talked
too long, but | can not take my seat
without bearing my testimony
briefly to the honesty, ability and
patriotism which have characterized
the Administration of Grover Cleve-
land-the first Democratic President
of the new era, and the first, hope,
of long line Of Democratic Execu-
tives to come hereafter. Great ap-
plause.)
The country will be very fortunate
If it can always secure the services of
an Executive so thoroughly devoted
to the real interests of the people, and
SO just and impartial in the execu-
ton of the laws as the present one is.
MR.. wATTERsoN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Chairman and Fclioe- Democrats
I take this to be dress parade of
the boys in the trenches daughter
and applause.) / am but drummer
myself (laughter), but it makes my
heart swell with the pride of a
Seargeant-Majo to look upon this
magnificent array Of Kentucky Dem
ocrats. (Applause.) 1t is an unmis-
taxable sign that there is life in the
party yet. (Applause.)
"There needs to be. Rarely in the
history of the politics of the country
has there been greater need of some
vitalizing current in Democratic
counsels than there is now, and
where shall we look to find this
vitalizing current, If not in Ken
tucky? The only distinct line of
Democratic policy, which at this
time awakens the enthusiasm of
friends and excites the denunciation
of foes, is everywhere described as
the Kentucky idea.' (Cheers.) And
what is the Kentucky idea? 1t is,
as far as l am able to interpret it,
and if there be anything do under
stand, as the old woman said of her
blum, it is the Democracy of Ken
lucky (great laughter) it is sturdy
clinging to the idea that government
belongs to the many, and is not the
exclusive property Of the few Zap.
plause), and an obstinate insistance
that this idea shall be carried into
every administrative and legislative
affair, and applied alike to the self
anointed and the. great unwashed
daughter and appleause.)
"Fellow-Democrats, we have STUN.
bled upon times which, if they dc
not try mems souls, are enough to
nauseate dogs. (Laughter.) Turn
whichever way you will, it shall &c
lucky with you If you do not stick
your nose in bottle of patent med.
icine prescribed for the regeneration
of mankind. The air is full oil
nostrums. There is the Protectionist's
wonderful Iron Tonic for making
men rich by taxation. (Great laugh.
ter.) There is the Mugwump's Civil
Service Elixir for purifying the sys.
tenn and perpetuating Liberty by the
er ction Of an Aristocracy of Office up.
on the ruins ofrepresentative Govern.
ment. (Cheers.) There is Frauds
Own Pauper Patriotic Liniment
which proposes to exterminate vaga
bondage by making every tramp 9
pensioner CHEERS and continuous
laughter and which we should have
actually had administered to us, but
for the fly which Grover Cleveland
dropped into the first box of the
ointment submitted to his inspection
(Renewed cheering.) There is thai
delicious sugar-coated double-com
pound Educational capsule, which il
to be given to every little nigger In
the land before he goes to bed, an(
when he gets up in the morning hs
shall come forth a scholar and o gen
tleman. prolonged laughter.) AnC
then there is Fox's Universal Reno
vator and Social Moral and Politica
Cure all, the Teetotal Prohibition
Porous Plaster daughter )-whicl
will stick to you like brother-an6
Qaughter) which is expected to con
vert every drinking-saloon into /,
temple Of worship, and to repeopl'
the world with a new race OF red
nosed angels. daughter and ap
y ...-F ., ,<.,s,.n4 ooot, o,.d ol1 of fhaC.